5 h. ago Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals

Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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6 h. ago Piers Morgan hints he would be interested in running to become prime minister

The journalist and presenter said he would ‘get tough’, if elected.

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6 h. ago Corridor care is an ‘everyday reality’ not confined to winter, doctors warn

Some medics have said they considered early retirement over the issue, a poll found.

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6 h. ago Families welcome independent inquiry into maternity services at NHS Trust

Bereaved families have welcomed the independent inquiry into maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS.

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6 h. ago Male migrant who posed as a female nurse and worked in A&E department for months avoids jail

Male migrant Lucius Njoku borrowed a female friend's identity to tend to seriously ill patients in the A&E unit at the NHS hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked, a court heard.

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7 h. ago Man United's next five fixtures compared to Premier League rivals as Ruben Amorim eyes top four

Manchester United now have the opportunity to build some momentum ahead of the November international break after their win over Liverpool at Anfield

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8 h. ago Eurovision star Sam Ryder to celebrate his album with new Star Wars Lego sets

Forget sports cars Sam Ryder celebrates his success with new Lego sets. The former Eurovision star has revealed he can't get another of the building blocks and has his heart set on two new sets from his favourite fantasy films

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9 h. ago Arne Slot fumes over Man Utd controversy as Liverpool boss' feelings clear

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was left fuming after Michael Oliver's decision not to stop play for a head injury in the build-up to Manchester United's opening goal

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11 h. ago The Guardian view on childbirth and medical negligence: rising payouts highlight the urgency of maternity improvements

Grave shortcomings in the care offered to mothers and babies are well documented. But it is not clear that the right lessons have been learnedThe startling rise in the cost to the NHS in England of medical negligence cases, and a sharp increase in birth injuries to mothers, are the latest warning signs of deeply troubling failures in maternity services. The £60bn estimate of negligence liabilities, from the National Audit Office, represents a quadrupling in less than 20 years. While some medical specialties have seen falling payouts, those in obstetrics rose. The reason why payments in such negligence cases are so high is that when babies are injured, awards must cover lifetime care needs.Grave shortcomings in maternity care are widely recognised, along with unjust disparities in outcomes for women from different socioeconomic and racial groups. Preventable deaths and injuries at units in Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury and Telford, and East Kent, have been among the most shocki...

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15 h. ago Clean rust from cast iron pans in minutes with 'genius' vegetable trick

Cast iron pans are great for cooking, but they require a bit more maintenance than other pans. If your cast iron pan has rusted, don't worry - there's a simple hack to fix it

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15 h. ago European football: Nico Paz pearler helps Como climb above Juventus

Serie A: Como 2-0 JuventusJuve now winless in six games in all competitionsJuventus lost 2-0 at Como in Serie A on Sunday, suffering another disappointing result after five successive draws in all competitions for Igor Tudor’s side.Como took the lead in the fourth minute when the defender Marc-Oliver Kempf volleyed in from close range at the far post following Nico Paz’s curling cross. Juventus thought they had equalised in the 36th minute when Jonathan David slotted home from close range, but the Canadian’s effort was ruled out for offside in the buildup.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Support for Reform UK increasing among British Indians, poll shows

Exclusive: Survey finds 13% of British Indians back Nigel Farage’s party compared with only 4% at last electionSupport for Reform UK among British Indians has tripled since the election, according to polling from a diaspora group that suggests Nigel Farage’s party is gaining ground in some demographics where it has struggled.Research by the 1928 Institute, a group of Oxford academics who analyse the British Indian community, shows backing for Reform has jumped in the past year from 4% to 13%. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Man Utd news: Bryan Mbeumo 'makes transfer play' as Ruben Amorim responds

Manchester United are preparing to face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, with plenty going on at Old Trafford in the build-up to the Anfield showdown

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17 h. ago MoD investigating claims Russian hackers stole files on RAF and Navy bases

Cybercriminals accessed the cache of files by hacking a maintenance and construction contractor, reports have said.

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17 h. ago I switched from daily running to jumping rope for a month. Here’s what happened next

As a long-time runner, nothing could have sounded worse

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17 h. ago NHS Fife pays for six more lawyers to fight Sandie Peggie employment tribunal

Deliberations are continuing in the ongoing employment tribunal between nurse Sandie Peggie and NHS Fife and trans doctor Beth Upton.

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18 h. ago Dining across the divide: ‘We didn’t agree on immigration. She was almost conspiratorial’

She thought he was naive; he thought she was too staunch on immigration. Would they find common ground on capitalism, Trump or nuclear power?Lucas, 23, BlackpoolOccupation Works for the NHS Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Forest target Fulham’s Marco Silva, Liverpool v Manchester United build

⚽ Buildup, news and discussion before Sunday’s action⚽ Postecoglou could be least effective PL manager ever ⚽ Slot gambling on more Wirtz and less Salah | Mail us hereYou could cast Anfield today as flop striker Alexander Isak versus flop striker Benjamin Sesko, if you wanted. Jonathan Liew would rather you didn’t.Frank Lampard’s Coventry, to give them their legal name, are flying. The thought of them back in the top division is rather stirring to those of a certain age. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago NHS and UKHSA urges pregnant women to 'act now' before they give birth

Health experts have stressed it could save your baby's life

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19 h. ago Bonobos transformed how we think about animal societies. Can we save the last of the ‘hippy apes’?

They are peaceful, female-led and use sex in everyday interactions. Now a new conservation scheme could offer a lifeline to our critically endangered close relatives living on the Congo riverA few dozen large nests appear in the mist of equatorial dawn, half-hidden behind a tangle of vines and leaves. That is where the bonobos sleep, 12 metres above the ground. But it has rained all night, and the primates are in no hurry to get up. It is 6.30am when the first head emerges. It gives a cry, a sharp bark, and another silhouette unfolds from its cocoon of branches. And then another. Within five minutes, the whole group is awake – yawning, stretching, straightening. Their features are fine, their limbs long and delicate, their build less stocky than that of chimpanzees, their closest cousins.Bonobos live on the left bank of the Congo River Continue reading...

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